Influence of environmental tobacco smoke on asthma in nonallergic and allergic children

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 536-539

  Chen, Yue ^a,b   Rennie, Donna C ^a   Dosman, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

allergy; asthma; childhood; passive smoking

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029799961     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199609000-00016     Document Type: Article

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